General Assignment Reporter/Staff Writer
Full-Time Regular (37.5 hrs/wk)
Lenoir City, TN, US
DESCRIPTION:
The Connection/News-Herald/Loudon County Magazine — a division of Loudon County Publishers Inc. — is looking for a dynamic, career-oriented General Assignment Reporter/Staff Writer to join our award-winning News Team.
If you have an excitement for reporting community news, come join us!
Loudon County is located only a few miles from the Great Smoky Mountains and just outside Knoxville, Tenn. — the home of the University of Tennessee Volunteers. Long known as "the Lakeway to the Smokies," Loudon County's lakes and rivers provide a unique outdoor experience including fishing, boating, golfing, hiking, camping and more.
This position provides daily news coverage of the county and its surrounding areas, including local businesses and constantly evolving economic developments. The ideal candidate will have a background or strong interest in covering local politics and a willingness to pitch in and cover stories from other beats as needed.
The ideal candidate will have a hunger to tell large-scale stories that include visual and digital components, as well as personal stories that touch the hearts and lives of others.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
We are looking for someone who is a flexible self-starting multi-tasker — attentive to details, diplomatic and able to perform under the day-to-day pressure of a deadline.
The ideal candidate will be a strong writer who demonstrates exceptional interviewing and organizational skills — and who exhibits a tenacity and a genuine curiosity for reporting community news.
This is a full-time position with weeknight and weekend assignments part of the job. The ideal candidate must be able to accept instruction and editing suggestions from editors.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS, REQUIREMENTS:
- Perform job duties and conduct self in accordance with the company's core values;
- Take effective notes and be able to draft an organized news article from those notes;
- Initiate and nurture effective, professional relationships with sources in the community;
- Strong eye for details;
- Must have own transportation.
PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Experience writing enterprise and long-form content, as well as telling personal stories;
- Experience covering news on social media platforms;
- Some experience with photography, video and/or design.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Word is required. Familiarity with AP style is strongly preferred. Photography, social media and content management system experience is a plus.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION, send resumé, cover letter and three to four samples of your writing to Mike Sisco, Editor at [email protected]
The Connection/News-Herald's parent company is Adams Publishing Group, and APG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Strong writing, interviewing, organizational, and note-taking skills
- Ability to draft organized news articles from notes
- Ability to build professional relationships with community sources
- Strong attention to detail
- Own transportation
- Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word proficiency
- Ability to work weeknights and weekends
- Ability to accept editorial instruction and feedback
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Enterprise, long-form, or personal-story writing experience
- News coverage experience using social media
- Photography, video, or design experience
- Familiarity with AP style
- Photography, social media, or content management system experience
What We Do
NEWSPAPERS Adams Publishing Group, LLC understands the need for local news in vibrant communities. Our 63 community newspapers, their 18 advertising shoppers, 20 specialty publications and 81 associated websites provide an important communication tool for citizens and businesses in these local communities. SPECIALTY PRODUCTS Adams Publishing Group, LLC publishes many custom and specialized publications throughout the year. Contact us for information on available opportunities. DIGITAL SERVICES Programmatic targeting, social media, search engine optimization (SEO), mobile, and website marketing can be costly and confusing to businesses who struggle with how to secure a successful online presence. Let Adams Publishing Group, LLC's knowledgeable digital team educate you and help untangle the confusion of marketing on the web. Our digital specialists work collaboratively with customers to assess their business needs and offer the best, most cost-effective digital marketing solutions. COMMERCIAL PRINTING Adams Publishing Group, LLC owns and operates seven press facilities, allowing us to provide quality print products and commercial printing services to businesses regionally. We offer a diverse range of marketing and advertising solutions to local businesses.
